What Can You Find in Assessor Tax Records?
Assessor tax records can give you a surprising amount of information about the people who used to live in your home. Tax records provide information…
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What is a House History?
Believe it or not this is not an easy question to answer. It all depends on who you ask. But I’ll take a stab at…
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CT State Library Adds Architectural Survey for 7 New Towns
The Connecticut State Library announced recently that they have added seven new towns to their online collection of historic homes. The towns include Lebanon, Ledyard,…
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Boo! Spooky Historic Houses!
Happy Halloween Everyone! Even historic houses like to get into to the spirit. And what’s better on Halloween than a dressed up antique house. These…
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Save Time: Create a Contact List
One of the first things I do when I start a new house history project is to create a contact list. A contact list contains…
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Next Stop – Harwich, MA on Cape Cod!
The Northeast House Historian is on the road again – this time to Harwich, Massachusetts. Learn how to research your Greater Boston historic home. Discover…
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Autumn in New England: Grab a Camera!
Autumn in New England is one of the most picturesque times of year to take photographs of your house. Showcase your house in beautiful fall…
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3 Tips for Determining if Your House Was Moved
Do you suspect that your older home was moved from another location? Moving houses was fairly common a hundred or more years ago. They were…
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3 Strategies to Work Around Missing Deeds
You’re chaining a deed and you get stuck. There isn’t a previous deed reference and you can’t find anything in the indexes either. What can…
